[✅] Ichigo & Kisuke: Forever and Always

Chapter 20

[Part Two] Thanksgiving of 2010!

The pies you ended up bakeing turned out perfect. Well, at least to the eye anyway. You don't know how the final out come tastes because they're for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow  afternoon. As you shut the last pie in the fridge you yawn. Stretching out your muscles you look around. Frozen in a mid-stretch you blink a few times. You drop your arms and begin to freak out.

"When did it get so late!?" You grummble out and begin to zip around the kitchen. You stop only to manifest your zanpukto.

"Help clean!" They rub at their eyes sleepily and begin to help you clean. After about 30 minutes the kitchen was clean and your zanpukto were so tired they instantly went back into sword form. Feeling slightly bad for having them pass out like that, you quickly slide them into their places on your back. You have two swords... One rules the night, the other light. Together, they make up a deadly combination and a pretty badass bankai. You are generally a care free person who is always smiling, laughing, and just happy as the sun is bright. You snap back to reality to find yourself standing outside Kisuke's bedroom door. You blink and soon a light flush fills your cheeks. Even more so when that door is slide open to show Kisuke with disheveled hair, his hat missing, and in just a pair of pajama pants. He rubs his face with a hand and yawns. His eyes open and he looksnsurprised for a split second before a sly grin snakes its way onto his face.

"Well, well, well... Couldn't resist my tempting offer, hm?" You look at him with your mouth open and lip pulled back in a "Are fucking kidding me?" manor. Kisuke full blown grins and you step away from him. Nothing good could, or would come from that wolfish grin. Rolling your eyes you turn to walk away.

"Good night Kisuke." As you take a few steps, arms snake their way around your waist. You're pulled flush against Kisuke's chest and his breath tickles your ear. But it also makes you want to scratch it.

"Don't you want to lay with me tonight?" His voice lowers an octave and you find your heart raceing at his suggestion. Sucking in a breathe, you steel yourself.

"Kisuke, you know I'm not ready for that." Kisuke chuckles and snuggles his face into your neck.

"Tck. Tck. My darling has such a dity mind!" Kisuke tisks at you. You shake your head with a laugh.

"You have no idea..." Kisuke laughs at your words.

"We don't have to sleep together to sleep together." His words are simple. That's probably why you turn and step back. You motion with your hands as you try (keyword: try) to grasp what he said.

"So, like, do you have to sleep with each other in a bed to have it be considered sleeping together?" Kisuke opens his mouth to answer but then closes it again.

"Huh." Kisuke scratches at his chin.

"That's a good question. Should we try it out?" You smack him over the head with a flower pot.

"Ow! That hurt (Name)." Kisuke whines.

"I was being serious! It is a very concept. It could be used in different scenarios." You huff out a breathe and leave Kisuke standing there with a small pile of dirt on his head.

"Plus, I'm with Ichigo." You have no idea how fucking deep those words bruise ans cut his heart and soul. You find one of the guest rooms you had chosen to use for your stay for the holidays. Kisuke had turned part of the basement into guest rooms for everyone who was staying there. There was rooms for Renji, Rukia, Orihime, Tatski, Yourichi, and yourself. Along with a few other that you had never met before and would meet tomorrow night at dinner. Sliding open the door, you step inside and yawn. You were so tired right now that it wasn't even funny! Falling into your bed, you pass out almost immediatley. As the night wares on you barely acknowledge when a form slips into your bed with a kiss upon your cheek. You roll over and stare into Ichigo's eyes. Smiling a little you snuggle into him without a second thought. He smiles into your neck and his deeo breatheing and weirdly enough, the feeling of his spiritual preasure reassures you that you're safe, that its okay to sleep with both eyes closed tonight. As his arm finds its way across your torso, you allow yourself to fall into a deep sleep, knowing that Ichigo would always protect you (and you would do the same for him).